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The current cool period is perfect for starting strawberry plants in Kansas, said Kansas State University horticulture instructor Cynthia Domenghini. She said mother plants should be set from mid- to late March in southern Kansas and late March to mid-April in northern Kansas, when soil temperatures are between 65-80 degrees Fahrenheit.

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CHENEY – The sixth annual Cheney High School Band golf tournament will take place next month. Golfers can start registering now, and the band is seeking sponsors now to help with the tournament.

Fifty-one area students have been awarded scholarships to Kansas State University, totaling $26,800. The scholarships were awarded on March 21 by the Wichita Area K-State Alumni Club, K-State Alumni Association, Compton Family Endowment, McCandless Family Endowment, Vanguard Endowment, Trumble Family Scholarship, the Schawe Family and the Frey/Wells Family Scholarship.

Following are the unof- ficial minutes of the March 13 meeting of the USD 359 Argonia Board of Education. The minutes will be adopted at the next regular meeting, and are subject to change prior to adoption.

The USD 356 Conway Springs Board of Education will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the district office.

The Kansas House this week passed a wide-ranging package that provides roughly $500 million to taxpayers a year. The plan received bipartisan support, mostly because it has a much smaller price tag than a handful of tax relief bills that recently passed the state Senate.

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CHENEY – A west Sedgwick County bridge will undergo repairs, according to the March 2023 bids approved on March 22 by the Kansas Department of Transportation. This announcement of bids made on April 4.